A student reads a newspaper in a campus library.
May 2008
Friday, May 9
New doctors mark a milestone for Qatar
The Peninsula (Qatar) - May 9, 2008
President David Skorton delivered the commencement address for the first graduation at the Qatar campus of Weill Cornell Medical College, and he is quoted in an article about the ceremony.
Accelerated MBAs Are Gaining Ground
Businessweek (Standard & Poor's) - May 8, 2008
Randall Sawyer, director of the office of admissions and financial aid for the Johnson Graduate School of Management, is quoted in a story about accelerated MBA programs.
Thursday, May 8
The Biofuels Backlash
Wall Street Journal (subscription required) - May 7, 2008
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor David Pimentel's criticism of ethanol production is cited in a critique of ethanol's effect on the economy.
Shifts in Ph.D. Tuition Policy
Inside Higher Ed - May 7, 2008
Alison G. Power, dean of the Graduate School,
and Yu Yu, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, are quoted in an article about tuition reductions at Cornell and other schools.
1 in 3 are sleep deprived
Irish Health (Ireland) - May 7, 2008
The work of Psychology Professor James Maas is cited in an article about a study conducted in Ireland on the effects of sleep deprivation.
Eateries shrink dishes and prices, but checks stay the same
Boston Globe - May 6, 2008
Applied Economics and Management Professor Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, is quoted in an article that mentions his 2007 study about the "halo effect," in which low-calorie main course selections lead to higher calorie desserts.
Wednesday, May 7
Cornell Graduates Its Inaugural Class at Its Medical College in Qatar
Chronicle of Higher Education - May 7, 2008
President David Skorton comments on the first graduation class of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, in an article about tomorrow's ceremony in Doha, Qatar, at which he will be the keynote speaker.
System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (AP) - May 7, 2008
Christopher Clark, director of the bioacoustics research program at the Lab of Ornithology, is quoted in a story about the tracking of whales using underwater microphones that listen to the sounds they make, in an effort to avoid often fatal collisions with ships.
Urban Farmers' Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market
New York Times - May 7, 2008
John Ameroso, of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York City, is quoted in a look at farmers who grow and sell their crops amidst New York's urban landscape.
Cornell robot a record walker
Syracuse Post-Standard - May 7, 2008
Andy Ruina, professor of theoretical and applied mechanics talks about Ranger, the walking robot he and his lab developed, in a look at his and other researchers' work in the robotics field.
Toasted Bugs? Tropical Insects May Not Thrive in Warming World
Scientific American - May 6, 2008
John Losey, entomology faculty member, is quoted in an article about the dangers posed to tropical insects by global warming.
Tuesday, May 6
The Growing Wave of Teenage Self-Injury
New York Times - May 6, 2008
Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults, is featured in Jane Brody's Personal Health column speaking about the increase in self-injury.
Why I like my dogs
San Francisco Chronicle - May 6, 2008
Weill Medical College faculty member Peggy Drexler is the author of an op-ed piece that praises her dogs, as well as dog ownership in general.
Researchers Accuse Selective Colleges of Giving Admissions Tests Too Much Weight
Chronicle of Higher Education - May 6, 2008
ILR Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, is quoted in an article about the role of admissions tests for colleges.
New Form of Fungus Threatens Wheat Supply
NPR - All Things Considered - May 5, 2008
Plant Breeding and Genetics Professor Ronnie Coffman is interviewed in a report on wheat rust.
Monday, May 5
Obama Says Teamsters Need Less Oversight
Wall Street Journal - May 5, 2008 (subscription required)
ILR director of Labor Education Research Kate Bronfenbrenner is quoted in an article about the endorsement of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama by the Teamster's Union.
WCMC-Q graduates set to make medical history
Gulf Times (Qatar) - May 5, 2008
Article profiles the first graduating class of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
What are these bats telling us about the environment we live in?
Boston Globe - May 4, 2008
Veterinary Medicine faculty member Beth Buckles is quoted in an article about the mysterious illness that is killing off bats in the Northeastern U.S.
Teachers get lesson in making science fun
Schenectady Daily Gazette - May 3, 2008
Teresa Porri, a research associate with the Nanobiotechnology Center, is quoted in a report on a Cornell Cooperative Extension program that brought educators from the center together with Schenectady area grade school teachers to explore a variety of techniques to teach science to children.
Friday, May 2
Relax seniors; you picked right college
USA Today - May 2, 2008
A welcome from President David Skorton to Dani Neuharth-Keusch, a Virginia high school senior who has chosen to attend Cornell, is included in an op-ed written by Dani's grandfather, USA Today founder Al Neuharth, about high school seniors' trials and tribulations over choosing which college to attend.
Hokey smoke! It's Rocky the spying squirrel
Allentown Morning Call (AP) - May 2, 2008
Jack Bradbury, the Robert G. Engel Professor of Ornithology, is quoted in a story about robotic simulacra of animals used to study the actual species they imitate.
Keith Hernandez, Cornell professor? Sort of
Newsday - May 1, 2008
Alumna Kai Hernandez '86 is quoted in an article about a Cornell Adult University class on baseball that was taught by her husband, former N.Y. Mets star Keith Hernandez.
Judge Dismisses Connecticut's Challenge to Education Law
New York Times - Apr. 30, 2008
Law Professor Michael Heise is quoted in a story about the dismissal by a federal judge of a challenge to the law known as No Child Left Behind, which requires states and local schools receiving federal money to demonstrate with test scores that students are making academic progress.
Thursday, May 1
Johnny Come Late-Nightly
The Huffington Post - May 1, 2008
In their blog on the Huffington Post, American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler and alumnus Kevin Morris review the book "Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy into a Joke," by Russell L. Peterson.
Professor Fired for Getting a Divorce
ABC News - May 1, 2008
ILR faculty member Michael Gold is quoted in an article about a professor who was fired from Wheaton College, a Christian liberal arts college outside Chicago, because he got a divorce, in violation of the school's scripture-based policies.
Cornell, Stanford Win Grants From Saudi Arabian University
Bloomberg - Apr. 30, 2008
Cornell, (along with Stanford and Texas A&M universities) will receive a grant of over $20 million from from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, a new Saudi Arabian research institution, to study nanomaterials, solar energy and computational science.
Right whales
CDNN (Australia) - Apr. 30, 2008
Christopher Clark, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program, is quoted in an article about a new system of smart buoys which recognize whales' distinctive calls and route the information to a public Web site and a marine warning system, giving ships the chance to avoid collisions.
Cornell to Open Teaching Winery
Wine Spectator Magazine - Apr. 30, 2008
Ian Merwin, professor of horticulture, is quoted in an article about the announcement of both degree programs in, and facilities for, degrees in viticulture and enology.